Costa Concordia Survivors Offered 30% Discount On Next Costa Cruise

The cruise line that operated the doomed Costa Concordia has a
strange way of compensating the victims of its shipwreck—30%
discounts off a future cruise, provided survivors stick with
Costa Cruises, reports the New York Daily News. “The company is
not only going to refund everybody, but they will offer a 30%
discount on future cruises if they want to stay loyal to the
company,” said a spokesman for the cruise line. There's been no
word of any refunds for flights customers have bought for
future Concordia cruises.

“It is a ridiculous and insulting offer,” says one survivor.
Instead, lawsuits are being launched against Costa Cruises in
Italy and the US, with 100 survivors expected to join a class
action suit against the company this week in Miami. Passengers in
the Miami lawsuit are seeking about $160,000 each, which would
total $513 million for all 3,206 passengers. Costa Cruises also
denied yesterday
reports it had unregistered passengers on the Concordia,
according to the New York Times.